Paths of Practice: Conversations on Journeys into Buddhism

Paths of Practice with Rev. Liên Shutt


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Rev. Liên Shutt is an ordained Soto Zen priest and Dharma teacher in the tradition of Shunryū Suzuki Roshi. Born to a Buddhist family in Vietnam, Rev. Liên trained in the Insight and Zen traditions in the U.S., Thailand, Japan, and Vietnam. Rev. Liên co-founded Buddhists of Color in 1998 and currently is the founder and guiding teacher of Access to Zen, an anti-racist, inclusive sangha and non-profit in the San Francisco Bay Area (AccessToZen.org). Rev. Liên is also the co-host of the podcast, Opening Dharma Access, and the author of Home Is Here: Practicing Antiracism with the Engaged Eightfold Path.

We talk about the experience of training in both the Insight Meditation and Soto Zen traditions, takeaways from practicing in Vietnam, Thailand, and Japan, Buddhists of Color and the importance of resources like affinity groups, and the value of exploring the precepts and being supported by them along the path.

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Paths of Practice: Conversations on Journeys into BuddhismBy Vincent Moore